University Advancement

Committed alums-to-be of Elon University and Agnes Scott College compared notes and traded stories this month about their work raising funds for their schools’ senior class gifts.

A meditation garden and labyrinth next to Holt Chapel was celebrated this week at College Chapel, where University Chaplain Richard McBride gave thanks to the family of an alumna whose gift in 2007 helped establish the newly completed campus feature.

About 150 Elon alumni and parents celebrated the launch of the Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University at a kickoff event in Boston Nov. 13.

More than 100 Elon alumni and parents from the Washington, D.C. area joined President Leo M. Lambert for a regional launch of Ever Elon: The Campaign for the Future of Our University on Nov. 19.

A $2 million gift commitment from the Dalton L. McMichael Sr. Foundation will provide the largest scholarship endowment at the Elon University School of Law. The endowment will fund three full-tuition scholarships annually, with the first to be awarded to a member of the 2009 entering class who is chosen as a McMichael Law and Leadership Fellow.

Elon performing arts and music students and faculty provided entertainment in an emotional gala dinner marking the kickoff of the Ever Elon Campaign on Oct. 11.

The Ever Elon Campaign was launched with personal stories of transformation from five members of the Elon community at a gala dinner in Alumni Gym Oct. 11.